§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sales of capital assets have arisen from closures of mental handicap hospitals; and if he will list the assets disposed of and the money raised by each sale.
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested, for the period since the 1974 reorganisation of the health service, is given in the table:
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Health board Hospital Assets disposed of Date of disposal Proceeds from disposals (£) Argyll and Clyde Caldwell Hospital, Uplawmoor Hospital property 1989 180,000.00 Broadfield Hospital, Port Glasgow Hospital property 1988 459,845.00 Fife Glenlomond Hospital, by Kinross Glenlomond Hospital Farm 1985 83,442.12 House at Glenlomond Farm 1986 9,400.00 Glenlomond Hospital property 1988 325,555.00 Tayside Murthly Hospital Hospital property 1988 359,695.60 Strathmartine Craigmill House Craigmill House property 1990 66,551.09 Individual health boards are able to retain proceeds from the disposals they achieve — currently at the rate of 80 per cent. with the balance being allocated by the management executive to benefit the NHS capital programme.
§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the revenue expenditure of each health board on health service facilities for patients with a mental handicap for each year since 1981, in cash terms and at 1991 prices.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not held centrally.